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title: "Meinl Make Your Own Cajon Kit with Snares - MADE IN EUROPE - Baltic Birch Wood, Includes Easy to Follow Manual (MYO-CAJ)"
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# DIY assembly with step-by-step manual Dual snare wires for crisp, punchy sound Premium Baltic birch wood panels Meinl Make Your Own Cajon Kit with Snares - MADE IN EUROPE - Baltic Birch Wood, Includes Easy to Follow Manual (MYO-CAJ)

**Brand:** meinl percussion
**Price:** ฿8950
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🥁 Build it. Own it. Play it. The beat is yours to create!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Meinl Make Your Own Cajon Kit with Snares - MADE IN EUROPE - Baltic Birch Wood, Includes Easy to Follow Manual (MYO-CAJ) by meinl percussion
- **How much does it cost?** ฿8950 with free shipping
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## Best For

- meinl percussion enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted meinl percussion brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Craft Your Own Beat:** Engage your inner maker with a hands-on build experience that transforms raw wood into a personalized percussion instrument.
- • **Custom Finish Freedom:** Oil, lacquer, wax, or paint your cajon to reflect your unique style and make your instrument truly one-of-a-kind.
- • **Perfectly Portable Size:** At 18" x 11.75" x 11.75", this cajon fits comfortably for players of all ages and settings—from studio to street.
- • **Snare-Enhanced Sound Dynamics:** Includes two sets of snare wires for sharp slaps, deep bass, and responsive finger rolls—perfect for expressive play.
- • **European Baltic Birch Excellence:** Built from high-quality Baltic birch wood, delivering warm, resonant tones that stand out in any jam session.

## Overview

The Meinl Make Your Own Cajon Kit offers a premium DIY percussion experience with Baltic birch wood panels and dual snare wires for dynamic sound. Designed for both beginners and seasoned musicians, it includes a multilingual step-by-step manual and allows full customization of the finish. Sized perfectly for versatile play, this European-made kit combines craftsmanship, creativity, and quality sound in one engaging package.

## Description

The actual assembly of the Cajon is very easy; An enclosed instruction manual will guide you through this fun project step by step. At the end, The finish of the Cajon can be customized by adding oil, lacquer, wax or paint which will provide a totally unique and personal design to the instrument. The wood used for the make your own Cajon is birch (Bitola) which ensures a powerful and warm sound. It comes with all of the parts and a list of the materials and tools needed for assembly. The instruction manual is issued in seven languages (German, English, Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese and Chinese).

Review: Great cajon! Fun to build and long lasting - I built this cajon a couple of years ago. Mine just has the natural front. I don't think they had the others when I ordered it. I loved it then, and I still love it today! Putting it together was super easy. I didn't have straps like the ones shown in the picture so I just used a few small clamps and some books to hold it together while drying. After I assembled it, I had a friend paint a picture of a tree on one side and a quote on the other. Then I put a clear spray polyurethane coating on top of that. I haven't had any problems with chipping or anything. Sometimes a film builds up where I hit the face, but it cleans off pretty easily. I worked at a summer camp just after I built it and played it every day of the week for a whole summer, and it held up great! It has a good sound. You can get a decent bass towards the center of the face and higher sound at the top. I know you can get cajons that sound better than this one, but for the price, you can't beat it! Plus, you get the satisfaction of assembling it yourself, and throwing in a little of your own personality. I will say I wish I hadn't glued the front face to the body. It sort of deadened the sound a little, but I was able to make it work. Overall, I am very happy with my cajon. I might even buy the bongo cajon kit just for fun!
Review: Fun to build. OK sound for a long time percussionist, first time wood-worker - This was my first project with wood. I have some metal shop experience but had never built anything out of wood before, so this was to be a learning experience and hopefully have a working cajon at the end. TAKE YOUR TIME. This kit takes a while to build when you do it properly (several days). You want everything to dry nice and square. Luckily I did this part well. In terms of gluing everything, the instructions do a good job. Make sure everything fits well before gluing. The snare is a tricky part if you're concerned about sound. How tight do you want it, because you can't really change it once you put the front plate on. But you can't test the sound until you put the front plate on. I went with a tighter sound by moving the snare a little closer to the front plate. However, after finishing the cajon, I wanted more snare. I got a long screwdriver to losen the snare from the hole in the back and put a penny between the wood and the snare mount. That helped, but I think I could have used a nickel and gotten better sound. The last part of screwing the front plate on is where I started having problems. I followed the hole diagram very closely and counter-bored my holes. However, the corner holes line up exactly with the gap between wood pieces. Thus those screws don't make any contact with wood (and consequently just fall out). I drilled the holes before I glued those wood pieces so I didn't realized the problem until it was too late. I ended up screwing at a large angle to hit the wood sideways and dremeling the screw heads down smooth. Not a good solutions, but I didn't want to buy a new kit. As for finishing, I went with a dark mahogany stain and a polyurethane seal. Once again this was my first time with wood, so I learned a lot with this step and will do a much better job next time. I did two coats of the stain. Definitely need to sand the whole face down. I sanded the edges smooth (since they won't be perfect from gluing), and you can tell one section where the sanding was very different. Also definitely need to wipe up the excess stain on the wood. I have a few places where you can see the stain was dripping. I went with a gloss polyurethane finish. I wanted this to be water resistant so I went with that option. I did two coats, but a third would have really filled in the divots in the finish. A note on the front plate: I did a single coat of the stain and of the polyurethane on the front plate and I'm glad I did. The stain was fine, I just wanted a lighter front. But the polyurethane is heavy and I definitely noticed a big difference in sound after the polyurethane set. It sealed it up too good. I get great bass because of it, but those rich highs and snare are more muddy and subdued. The sound is about what you would expect for a $50 kit. It's not great, but it's not terrible. Could probably use a bass partition (which you could do yourself with another piece of wood), and definitely could use at least a second snare. The polyurethane definitely helped the bass but at the expense of the treble, so keep that in mind when you're deciding on the finish.

## Features

- Build it yourself: for the do-it-yourself percussionists or those looking for a fun family activity, The Mein make your own canons are a great hands-on project for the woodworking type of musician
- Baltic birch wood: this kit includes Baltic birch panels to build your Cajon and two sets of snare wires that are ideal for producing cutting snare slaps, punchy bass hits, and responsive finger rolls
- Customize your own Cajon: once completely, You have complete freedom to oil, lacquer, wax and paint your Cajon to your liking and make a truly unique instrument
- Simple instruction manual: The process of creating your own Cajon is made simple with the included step-by-step instructions (Includes multiple languages)
- Standard SIZE: this Cajon measure in at 18" Tall x 11 3/4" Wide x 11 3/4" Deep, making it the perfect size for either adults or children to play on

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B009VDW4OW |
| Best Sellers Rank | #54,459 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #75 in Cajons |
| Body Material | Birch Wood |
| Brand | Meinl Percussion |
| Brand Name | Meinl Percussion |
| Color | Basic Kit (Natural) |
| Connector Type | no connector |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 1,169 Reviews |
| Finish Type | Oil |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00840553075007 |
| Included Components | not included |
| Item Dimensions | 17.52 x 13.19 x 2.36 inches |
| Item Height | 6 centimeters |
| Item Type Name | Make Your Own Cajon Kit with Snares - MADE IN EUROPE - Baltic Birch Wood, Includes Easy to Follow Manual |
| Item Weight | 8 Pounds |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 17.52 x 13.19 x 2.36 inches |
| Manufacturer | Meinl USA L.C. |
| Material | Birch Wood |
| Model Name | MYO CAJ |
| Model Number | MYO-CAJ |
| UPC | 840553075007 |
| Warranty Description | 2 year warranty. |

## Product Details

- **Color:** Basic Kit (Natural)
- **Brand:** Meinl Percussion
- **Material:** Birch Wood
- **Model Name:** MYO CAJ
- **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 17.52 x 13.19 x 2.36 inches

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great cajon! Fun to build and long lasting
*by J***. on December 12, 2016*

I built this cajon a couple of years ago. Mine just has the natural front. I don't think they had the others when I ordered it. I loved it then, and I still love it today! Putting it together was super easy. I didn't have straps like the ones shown in the picture so I just used a few small clamps and some books to hold it together while drying. After I assembled it, I had a friend paint a picture of a tree on one side and a quote on the other. Then I put a clear spray polyurethane coating on top of that. I haven't had any problems with chipping or anything. Sometimes a film builds up where I hit the face, but it cleans off pretty easily. I worked at a summer camp just after I built it and played it every day of the week for a whole summer, and it held up great! It has a good sound. You can get a decent bass towards the center of the face and higher sound at the top. I know you can get cajons that sound better than this one, but for the price, you can't beat it! Plus, you get the satisfaction of assembling it yourself, and throwing in a little of your own personality. I will say I wish I hadn't glued the front face to the body. It sort of deadened the sound a little, but I was able to make it work. Overall, I am very happy with my cajon. I might even buy the bongo cajon kit just for fun!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun to build. OK sound for a long time percussionist, first time wood-worker
*by N***Y on August 22, 2013*

This was my first project with wood. I have some metal shop experience but had never built anything out of wood before, so this was to be a learning experience and hopefully have a working cajon at the end. TAKE YOUR TIME. This kit takes a while to build when you do it properly (several days). You want everything to dry nice and square. Luckily I did this part well. In terms of gluing everything, the instructions do a good job. Make sure everything fits well before gluing. The snare is a tricky part if you're concerned about sound. How tight do you want it, because you can't really change it once you put the front plate on. But you can't test the sound until you put the front plate on. I went with a tighter sound by moving the snare a little closer to the front plate. However, after finishing the cajon, I wanted more snare. I got a long screwdriver to losen the snare from the hole in the back and put a penny between the wood and the snare mount. That helped, but I think I could have used a nickel and gotten better sound. The last part of screwing the front plate on is where I started having problems. I followed the hole diagram very closely and counter-bored my holes. However, the corner holes line up exactly with the gap between wood pieces. Thus those screws don't make any contact with wood (and consequently just fall out). I drilled the holes before I glued those wood pieces so I didn't realized the problem until it was too late. I ended up screwing at a large angle to hit the wood sideways and dremeling the screw heads down smooth. Not a good solutions, but I didn't want to buy a new kit. As for finishing, I went with a dark mahogany stain and a polyurethane seal. Once again this was my first time with wood, so I learned a lot with this step and will do a much better job next time. I did two coats of the stain. Definitely need to sand the whole face down. I sanded the edges smooth (since they won't be perfect from gluing), and you can tell one section where the sanding was very different. Also definitely need to wipe up the excess stain on the wood. I have a few places where you can see the stain was dripping. I went with a gloss polyurethane finish. I wanted this to be water resistant so I went with that option. I did two coats, but a third would have really filled in the divots in the finish. A note on the front plate: I did a single coat of the stain and of the polyurethane on the front plate and I'm glad I did. The stain was fine, I just wanted a lighter front. But the polyurethane is heavy and I definitely noticed a big difference in sound after the polyurethane set. It sealed it up too good. I get great bass because of it, but those rich highs and snare are more muddy and subdued. The sound is about what you would expect for a $50 kit. It's not great, but it's not terrible. Could probably use a bass partition (which you could do yourself with another piece of wood), and definitely could use at least a second snare. The polyurethane definitely helped the bass but at the expense of the treble, so keep that in mind when you're deciding on the finish.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great instrument
*by O***R on September 13, 2013*

Came fast, well packed and nice materials. Read the instructions till you are thoroughly confused and then throw them away. They were written in Japanese , translated to Hindi, then Navaho and finally English. Something was lost between the designer and the final printing. I am a professional woodworker, i assembled it so it works....and was fortunate to have proper clamping tools etc. It sounds great, sturdy enough to sit on and looks terrific having been finished with a good sanding sealer, clear lacquer coats, a Vintage Amber wash and satin clear lacquer top coats. Don't let the wacky instructions put you off.....but don't take them too seriously either.

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